Another Moodle Moment. Our latest screencast gives an overview on the process of setting up and using groups within Moodle. It also previews the look and feel of Moodle 2.7, which we will be updating the K-12 server to on June 27.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

AEA PD Online instructor & Grundy Center teacher/tech coordinator Bob Munson is at it again! He is offering an online course for teachers on the cutting edge of instruction.

Have you heard about Flipped Learning, the instructional model that blends online instruction into your face-to-face classroom? What's more, have you thought it sounds promising, but seemed to hard for you to learn? This course is for you.

Flipped Learning shifts direct instruction outside of the classroom to the online environment, opening up time in-class to be better utilized. Check out the video below from science teacher Aaron Sams as he showcases how it works in his classroom.

The course is coming up quick, but it isn't too late to sign up. It starts May 26 and goes through June 30, available for 2 license renewal or graduate credits. To register for the class, click here.

Looking for another option? Check out our popular MOLLIE: Blended Learning course! The MOLLIE (More Online Learning for Iowa Educators) series helps teachers with the process of blending your classroom instruction, and flipped learning is one of the focal points. There is a section that starts June 11.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Everfi is dedicated to providing teachers with quality content that can be used with students in ablended classroom. The content is engaging and interactive and most importantly focused on helping students learn critical skills that they will need to be successful in the world beyond school.

“Infuse learning allows me to upload the materials I use in my geography classroom eliminating confusion among students when comparing maps. Consistency in materials is a key for 7th graders in learning about the world and the relationships between countries and continents. Infuse learning is a great tool for the students to use and allows for easy corrections when needed.”

Mike Cunningham

7th grade Geography Teacher

Knoxville Middle School, Iowa

Are you looking for ways to create an interactive environment for assessment and learning? Infuse Learning might just be the tool you need. Infuse learning allows you to ask quick assessment questions to check for student understanding. Teachers can create the following types of questions:

Draw a response

True/False

Multiple Choice

Sort and Order

Open Ended Text Answer

Numeric

Likert Scale

Once students complete the question(s), it immediately allows teachers to see, review, and save their responses.

Infuse Learn also offers:

Translation-Students can choose to read or listen to questions in a variety of different languages.

Draw a response-Allows students to draw a diagram or picture that illustrates their answers.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

New on our AEA K-12 E-Curriculum Catalog is a course in Digital Citizenship. Created by the Heartland AEA technology integrationists in partnership with Johnston CSD, the Digital Citizenship course helps students understand the 9 principles of digital citizenship.